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It feels like Christmas morning
Posted May 7, 2009 at 22:10 in blog
Today, I spent some of my “moola” (that’s “money” in cow call) and spent it on a Nikon D5000. It’s my first non-point-and-shoot camera, and I’m pretty excited to get started with photojournalism.
I’m still in the squeamish “I’m going to take five minutes just to slide it out of the box so I don’t ruin it” phase. It has been fun putting on the lens filter, toying with the settings and testing out the video.
That’s right! It records HD movie clips. It also has a sleek 2.7-inch monitor that flips out and slides around. I’ve already taken a few pictures and one video, and I’m astounded by the quality.
In other words, it’s an awesome piece of technology.
My journalistic goal is to learn the ins and outs of the camera this summer and then attempt to get some feature photos published this fall.